This study explores the portrayal of masculinities in Iranian cinema, specifically delving into the challenges associated with embodying an idealized form of masculinity within broader ideological frameworks and the contemporary perception of manhood. The research will center on how Iranian cinema conceptualizes masculinity and will explore how the cinematic narrative engages with, and in some instances ignores, historical discourses and ideologies of masculinity. Through various discourses of modernity and tradition, the research aims to understand how Iranian cinema seeks to establish a workable masculine or an alternative understanding of masculinity. To comprehend the notion of masculinity, I have applied the theory of hegemonic masculinity by R.W Connell (2005, 2015. 2022). The idea of hegemonic masculinity represents a pattern of practices that are understood as the most honored way of expressing masculinity. These patterns work as acceptable mechanisms in sustaining unequal social relations. I apply a discursive approach in my analysis. In the context of masculinities, this approach focuses on how they are routinely performed or accomplished (West & Zimmerman, 2009). This perspective considers masculinities not merely as an essence to be revealed, but as sets of variable practices actively developed and negotiated in relation to other forms of identity within specific cultural contexts (Wetherell & Edley, 2014). Keywords: Masculinity, Hegemonic Masculinity, Discourse Analysis, Iranian Cinema.